The Portland daily press., 1887-11-30
Maine Pedagogical Society.

The annual meeting of the Maine Peda-
gogical Society will be held in Meonian Hall,
Augusta, December Goth, 30th and 31st. All
all cordially invited. The following are the
.oficers of the society:
| President-George B. Files, Augusta.
Vice President-E w. Hail. Waterville
Secretary and Treasurer-H. M. Estabrooke,
| Gorham.
Executive Committee b. Files, L. w.
Hall, III. M. Estabrooke, G. G. burlington, Farm
ington; Helen w. Fuller, Augusta.
Advisory B0ard-Supt. n. A. Luce, Augusta
Z. p. Sampson, Saco; George b. Files, Augusta;
Miss NJ. +. Adams, Portland; L. G. Jordan, Lew
iston.
The programme is as follows.
THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 7.3oP.M
!. Organization.
2. Welcome, extended by DR.. j. o. Webster,
Augusta. - .,,..,. No..
er.''
4. Report on Language Prof. Henry L. Chap
Discussion-opened by State Superintendent N
A. Luce, Augusta.
FRIDAY, DEC. 80, DAM.
/. Paper (40 minutes), scientific Temperance
Instruction, with Illustrative Experiments c. f.
acknowledgement by Charles R. Crandall NJ.
2. Report on History go minntes), Principal
George G. Purington, Pennington.
Discussion-Opened by Prof A. w. Small,
Colby University.
Paper go minutes. sour Grammar School
Arithmetic" G. A. Byram. principal Grammar
'l Disc1ssionSo Opened by l. NJ Norcross, princi-
pal Grammar School, Lewiston.
FRIDAY, P. M.
l. Paper go mnutes) "The Aim of Our Pri-
mary Schools" Miss M. L. y. Shaw, Lewiston.
Discussion-opened by Supt. w. w. Stetson,
Auburn.
2. Report on Professional Reading, Principal
Discussion Opened by Principal r. Woodbury.,
3. Paper go minutes), "what and How Much
Science Teaching in Common Schools" by Prof
+. L. Harvey, State College.
Discussion-By ii. M. Estabrooke, Gorham, and
4. Paper cd minutes), educational Science
in Teaching Music" Prof. A. e. Holt, Boston.
mar School, conducted by Miss L. Estelle Parke,
FRIDAY, 7.3oP.M.
Lecture-"Expression as a means of culture"
by c. w. Emerson, M. D., president of the Mon
roe College of 0ratory, Boston.
SATURDAY, DEC. 81, 9P.M
1. Paper GO minutes) "Value, amount and
character of instruction in Modern Languages in
high Schools" By IL. Z. Cole, principal OF the
Discussion Opened by G. A. Stuart, principal
of the High School in Gardiner -
tages Of the study Of Latin" by W. r. whitte,
princpal Of the High School, Ellsworth; , :,
8. Paper GO minutes) place and work Of
seminaries in our system OF educatlon, by j. H.
Parsons, principal Maine Central Institute.
Discussion-0pened by Rev. e. M. Smith. presi-
dent Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
a. Report on Civics l.. G. Jordan, principal Oh
High School in Lewiston.
Discussion Opened by Superintendent Thomas
fash of Portland. ~
Reports of committees and unfinished business.
The Maine Central, Grand Trunk. st.
Croix & Penobscot, Bridgton & Saco River,
and Somerset railroads and their branches,
will sell excursion tickets to those attending
the meeting at one fare for the round trip,
tickets to be procured at the place of start
ing on each road. The Grand Trunk will
sell these tickets to Yarmouth junction on
Iy. where similar tickets to Augusta can be
procured.
The secretary is authorized to furnish free
return tickets over the Portland d Roches-
ter, Knox & Lincoln, Bangor and Piscata-
quis, and Rumford Falls & Buckfield rail-
roads, on which fare has been paid one way.
Railroads sell these tickets only over their